CERTIFIED MAIL — RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
November 21, 2012
Mr. Donald E. Anderson
(Address withheld)
(Address withheld)
Re: WARNING NOTICE
Amateur Radio License N4TAT
Dear Mr. Anderson:
On Friday, November 16, 2012, you were heard by staff at the Commission’s
monitoring station causing intentional interference to other stations operating in
proximity to your desired operating frequency of 14.313 MHZ.
On November 16, 2012, at 1515 UTC, a group of amateur operators were
attempting to establish communications on 14.313 MHZ. While the group was
transmitting, you began re-broadcasting a recording announcing you were moving to a
different amateur frequency on 14.313 MHZ in an apparent attempt to interfere with their
ongoing communications. An employee of the Commission used direction ﬁnding
equipment and conﬁrmed the interfering transmissions were coming from your location.
The employee recorded the offending transmissions, and provided undersigned counsel
with recordings of the incident in question. Should you desire a copy of the recording,
one will be made available to you.
This incident constitutes deliberate interference and retransmitting in violation of
the Commission’s rules. Your operation as described above is contrary to the basis and
purpose of the amateur radio service as set out in Section 97.1 and is a violation of
Section 97.113(5)(b) of the Commission’s rules.1 Please be advised that the
Commission expects you to abide by its rules This letter serves as notice that, if
operation of this type reoccurs after receipt of this letter, you could be subject to severe
penalties, including license revocation, monetary forfeiture (fines),2 or a modiﬁcation
proceeding to restrict the frequencies upon which you may operate.
Sincerely,
Laura L. Smith, Esq.
Special Counsel
Enforcement Bureau
Cc: Atlanta Field Ofﬁce
South Central Regional Director
‘ See 47 CPR. §§ 97.1 and 113(5)(b).
2 Fines normally range from $7,500 to $10,000.